| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 33 of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | August 15, 2020 | ||
| Official name | UNOH 188 | ||
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway road course | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.61 mi (5.81 km) | ||
| Distance | 52 laps, 185.12 mi (297.908 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 52 laps, 185.12 mi (297.908 km) | ||
| Average speed | 81.894 miles per hour (131.796 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 26 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2020 UNOH 188 was the 19th stock car race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the inaugural running of the race, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced NASCAR to move the series' Watkins Glen International race, the Zippo 200, to the Daytona International Speedway road course, a 3.61 miles (5.81 km) permanent road course that uses part of the Daytona oval and infield road course. [1] The race was held on Saturday, August 15, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Daytona International Speedway road course. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would continue his dominance of road courses of the years and win the race, leading 21 laps. [2] Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing and Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would score the rest of the podium positions, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Contents
- Background
- Entry list
- Starting lineup
- Race
- Pre-race ceremonies
- Race recap
- Post-race driver comments
- Race results
- References
On July 30, it was revealed after simulation testing revealed concerns of high speeds entering turn 1 (a turn already considered to be difficult among road racers), a temporary chicane was added in between the 4th turn of the oval and the entrance to pit road (similar to the Charlotte ROVAL). NASCAR further announced that it would use the high-downforce aero package used for the road course races in 2019 (in 2020, road courses were scheduled to use a low-downforce package similar to what was used in 2018 and what is used on ovals 1-mile or shorter in 2020). The addition of the chicane increased the length of the course from 3.56 to 3.61 miles and added a 13th and 14th turn to the original 12-turn layout. [3]
